Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared Mount Salem in St. James as the first Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act.
Holness made the announcement at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, September 1.
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel are now in the zone, which will operate for 60 days.
Mount Salem has been one of the crime hotspots in St James, the parish with the most murders so far this year.
Major Godfrey Sterling of the JDF and Superintendent of Police, Kirk Ricketts, are jointly in charge of operations in the Mount Salem special zone.
A ZOSO is declared in order to tackle increased crime and volatility in a community.
See details in The Times next week
